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Hi I'm Joost and I'm here with the American Crew Defining Paste and it's a little bit more messy like an out of bed look
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and it doesn't have a great big shine to it but it isn't completely matte as well
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It's a great paste if you want that messy look but not so much if you want to have a slick look
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and every hair placed in exactly the right place the way you want it
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This is a bit between a wet gel and a matte clay
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It's a defining paste is what they call it and it's hard and gooey
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It's a bit gooey when it's inside the tin but once you get it out it immediately becomes like a wet substance
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Way more than like a matte clay but it still gives a matte defining texture
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Now the hold isn't as good as some of the other products I've tested on my short and thin hair
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so it's not that great to hold it up all day but it does give a nice matte definition to the hair
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even though the substance is quite wet. They call this perfect for frizz control and it does give a little shine
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but it's also a conditioner and moisturizing cream. Now to use it I just put a little bit on my hand and then make sure I rub that all over my hand
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so I don't get one great big lump because this can be a bit lumpy and then I just go through
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all my hair and rub it in and then I take a little bit extra and rub that on the sides
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and the back of my hair just to make sure that it holds into place as well. I can get a pretty good definition here and make the hair stand the way I like it
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although the hold isn't that great. It worked a lot better for my son's hair which is a little bit longer to get it to stand to the side
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and get that to keep in place than to mold your hair in a really particular way like with my shorter hair
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So all in all this is a great product if you have a little bit harder hair to work with
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and to get that into shape the foliage way you want it instead of a clay or paste that keeps your hair up
